Bench Press (Hammer Strength) 

Agreed! We love this machine!

It’s a great machine forsure!

We are glad that this is working for you! It could be that this is much safer and the handles were designed in an angle to help keep the shoulder tucked in and avoid any flaring out.

Do you do all of those in a row? How did you feel? That can be overwhelming for new gym goers. As long as appropriate rest times were given you should be ok.

@@doublegswellness7341 I took proper rest timings, I did all in a row and it felt good, normal and not exhaustive. I felt the pressure in the chest area.

Thanks!

This is the shoulder press ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-21AbjdjOjo4.html These are the two incline presses ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A1SeZ2uirl4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tK1yRtJUuCA.html Hope this helps!

We are lucky out here.

This is much safer and handles are set at a small angle to help protect the shoulders from the fixed position of a regular bench press. Ideally you can load up more weight on here if you are by yourself. I do both all the time.

Yes it does. The closer your arms are towards each other (less shoulder abduction or elbows not flaring out) the more the triceps will be involved. In presses the more abduction you go into the less the tricep will work. I would say this would get the triceps better than a regular bench press but not more than a close grip press.

Thanks! There's this machine in my gym and I start to give it the eye. I think I'm going to try it out soon.

@@musicsavage Let us know how it goes. Superset them with dumbbell skull crushers for a great tricep pump!

Of course try this machine or any of the iso-lateral plate loaded machines. Just keep pushing a little more weight or more reps. Little improvements every day go a long way. You got this!!

You might be flaring your elbows out. Try scooting back more so your hands are inline with you middle of the chest.

@@doublegswellness7341 thanks for the advice. Will try this out 🙏🙏

Bench press with a barbell!

@@MillennialPowerSailorStrong if it doesn't bother you and you have great form, go for it 👍

I don't max but I can do 235 for 5 on a regular bench, 100 lbs for 10 with dumbbells, and two plates and a 35 on this machine for 6-8 reps.

The seated version can be easier on the shoulder because the effects of gravity are less intense. Most people we have trainer say that they feel more on the chest doing the seated version but the ones that do the bench version say they get stronger doing that version. I personally can do 3 plates on each side on the seated version but I can't do that same weight on the bench version. Based on what we have experiences and seen if you want more strength the bench is better but if you want to be safer and get longer mechanical tension (more of a building muscle/body builder standpoint), do the seated version.

The bar it self is 45 pounds which is heavier than these handles, you are in a fixed position that puts the shoulder in a tighter position with a regular bench press, and the machine creates more stability for you compared to a regular bench press. We hope this helps!

@@doublegswellness7341do you know what it would equate to as a % of bench press as I would feel more comfortable to test 1 rep max on this rather than bench press

thats weird, because i think this machine makes it easier to lift more weight. On a barbell bench i usually do 90-95 kg for 12-10 reps with no problems and in this type of machine i can do 12-10 reps with 100 kg and without resting as much as i do with the barbell bench.

Yes that is unusual to do more on regular bench than this machine. Just how @visaonoturna6365 said it should be easier. There is a factor that maybe because it is a new machine position could have been a little off and because you start from the bottom and not the top position could have thrown you off as well. Let us know if it still keeps happening.

Yes you can. This is a great substitution for a barbell bench press.

@@doublegswellness7341 Okay, btw thanks for replying.

In our opinion yes!

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It does, it hits chest better than a regular bench press and much more effective at doing heavier weight.

Ok sir, tqsm

Of course!@@user-om4lc9ub3m

3 plates on here would be 306 (135 each side plus 18 pounds per arm (handle)) and the regular bench would be 315. This feels easier and better on the shoulders. I can bench two plates on regular bench for 5 reps and about 8 reps here with two plates and a 25 on each side. This will definitely help with your bench because it helps your body get used to higher tension with heavier loads while working on your form and developing a strong base.

​@@doublegswellness7341my gym has this machine and i can bench 3 plates for about 5 reps but i never thought the handles weighed that much

For this machine? Maybe 1500-2200 dollars.